Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews Picked 1st & 2nd in MLB Draft
Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews made history on Sunday when they became the first college teammates to be drafted 1st and 2nd in the Major League Baseball Draft.
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Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews made history on Sunday when they became the first college teammates to be drafted 1st and 2nd in the Major League Baseball Draft.
SEATTLE, Wash. - LSU pitcher Paul Skenes was taken first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday in the 2023 MLB Draft. Right after Skenes, outfielder Dylan Crews was taken No. 2 overall by the Washington Nationals.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected hard-throwing LSU right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes with the top pick in baseball's amateur draft on Sunday night, with teammate Dylan Crews going No. 2 to the Washington Nationals. Skenes went 12-3 with 209 strikeouts in 122 innings in helping lead the Tigers to the College World Series championship. The pick was announced by Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., the top pick of the 1987 draft by the Seattle Mariners.
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Lake Mary High School alum Dylan Crews was the number two overall pick in Sunday's MLB draft, and he's now joining the Washington Nationals.